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2010 Map of Austin

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Austin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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Austin serves as the focal point of this Potter County landscape, situated at the confluence of Freeman Run and West Branch Freeman Run. The geography is defined by a dense network of narrow drainages and named hollows, such as Bark Shanty Hollow and Gleason Hollow, which carve into the high plateaus of north-central Pennsylvania. Along the northern edge, the Allegheny River flows near the settlement of Mina, while the Ranch-Aero Airport provides a modern utility to this traditional rural area.

Genealogists and local historians can find markers of early development and family legacy in the naming of remote features like Coon Chastain Hollow and McNamara Hollow. The distribution of roads like Olmstead Rd and Vader Hill Rd follows the winding valley floors, connecting scattered settlements like Odin and Inez. The Moores Run Cemetery stands as a quiet record of the families who settled these secluded valleys along Little Moores Run.